CONFERENCE BRINGS NEWEST PRECISION AG SOLUTIONS TO FARMERS How often do farmers have the opportunity to listen and ask questions of a large number of industry experts on the latest ag technology? The answer is every year at the Precision Agriculture Conference and Agriculture Technology Showcase where the experts include leading agronomists, scientists, engineers, and analysts. The theme for this year’s conference is“Turning Precision Agricul- ture’s Potential into Profits”and it will be valuable to any farmers or agronomists that are interested in using new technologies to help improve productivity and yields. The third Annual Precision AgTech Conference will be held Feb. 2 and 3, 2016 at the Best Western Lamplighter Inn in London, Ontario. “The attendees from the past two sold-out events rated the conference as excellent and this year’s roster of speakers is the best ever,”says Joe Dales, Farms.com executive vice-president. THE 2016 PRECISION AGRICULTURE CONFERENCE SPEAKERS INCLUDE: LISA PRASSACK of Prassack Advisors will examine how tech- nology such as sensors, software, big data analytics and more will be developed and rolled out so that the tools make sense to individual farmers. JASON WEBSTER of Beck’s Hybrids will share results from research efforts including multi-hybrid corn and multi-variety soybean planting. ROB SAIK , founder of Agri-Trend, will share the story of building Agri-Trend, and the exciting future now that Agri-Trend has joined Trimble Agriculture. PAUL SCHRIMPF of Precision Ag Magazine will share his knowl- edge and perspectives on the precision agriculture industry. J.P. GERVAIS , chief agriculture economist at Farm Credit Canada, believes farmers need to innovate to improve productivity and competitiveness in the global marketplace. JACQUES NAULT of Logiag will be introducing a revolutionary new soil-testing technology called LaserAg. STEPHANIE SMITH , agronomist from 360 Yield Center, is passionate about maximizing crop yield potential. STEVE REDMOND of Hensall District Cooperative is an early adopter of precision agriculture technologies and will share his research initiatives and results. MIKE DUNCAN and team at Niagara College have developed a number of real-time solutions for farmers in the field, to increase productivity and competitiveness. NOAH FREEMAN , Agri Reliant Genetics, will provide an overview of the new research and technologies being developed from the third-largest seed company in the U.S. (Pride Seeds in Canada). PAUL RAYMER of Practical Precision will provide an update on the powerful SoilOptix technology, which is simplifying the soil-mapping process.